It's a dark and rainy day in New York City. People are walking by with umbrellas and briefcases, crowding the streets. Nicholas isflagging down a taxi while trying to avoid the rain. Meanwhile, another man is rushing out of a building looking for a taxi as well. N: "Taxi! Taxi! does anyone see me standing here?"
A taxi rushes by spraying him with gutter water. It engulfs him. N: "Oh, well that's just freakin' fantastic.There goes my brand new suit! This day just can't get any worse..."
As Nicholas begins to mutter to himself, a taxi slows to stop at the curb. The other man waiting fora taxi rushes up to Nicholas as he gets into the cab. A: "Hey! I'm having a hard time catching taxi, since I'm new and all. You know? Do you mind if we.. share?"
N: "Did you even try?" The other man looks stunned. "I've been standing here in this mess for twenty minutes!" "Oh, whatever! Just get in."
A: "Thank you soo much!"
N: "Yeah, Yeah. Whatever."
They both get in the cab. The car ride is awkward and quiet. N: "So you look odd for New York City. You said you were new?"
A: "Yeah, my name is Aaron.I'm from Pennsylvania, but right now I live in Alaska."
N: " Pennsylvania.. I have family back in Pennsylvania, but Alaska? Phew! That's a long haul! So what brought you here kid?"
As Aaron talk, Nicholas begins to sniffle and grimace. A: "I'm going to my cousin, Ashley's wedding. It's kinda a bigdeal in my family, otherwise I wouldn't have come this far!"
N: "Why did you move there to begin with? I mean, no offense but it's Alaska for crying out loud! Ugh! I'm sorry but do you SMELL that?"
Nicholas looks to the driver, but he just shakes his head in the rearview mirror. Meanwhile Aaron is chuckling to himself. A: "Well, I' m flat out broke and Ineed money for college, so I took a year offand moved to Alaska to work on some of those fishing boats, WHICH would explain the smell.
N: "Wow! That's acrappy job.You should reconsider."
A: "Well I did some research and they actually get paid really well."
N: "Well you should go back to college. It's what's really best. That's how I got where I am now."
A: "So what do you do?"
N: "I went to Harvard and got my law degree." Nicholas says thismatter of fact-like. Almost like he thinks Aaron knows who he is. A: "Oohh. So you're a lawyer then?"
N: Appalled. "I'mnot just a lawyer. I'm THE lawyer. Don't you know who I am? Nichola the great! Thevictory of the people! Ringa bell?"
A: "Uhhh.. no... sorry?"
N: "Well I'm the best thee is kid. People come from around the world, just to meet me in my office."
Nicholas hands Aaron a business card. It hasNicholas's picture with the fanciest suit Aaron's ever seen. He even has a sparkle in his teeth. The taxi stops. A: "Well, this is my stop. My Aunt's house is just a few blocks from here."
Aaron gives te driver some money. A: "It wasnie meeting you Nick! Thanks for sharing the cab!"
N: "It's Nicholas to you kid. And yeah, Nice meeting you too."
Aaron starts down the road. The taxi pulls away from the curb and starts driving. As they pass Aaron, Nicholas rolls down the window and yells.. N: "Don't forget Harvard!"
The cab continues down the road and Aaron walks into the house smiling to himself. THE END.
N: "Taxi! Taxi! does anyone see me standing here?"
A taxi rushes by spraying him with gutter water. It engulfs him.
N: "Oh, well that's just freakin' fantastic.There goes my brand new suit! This day just can't get any worse..."
As Nicholas begins to mutter to himself, a taxi slows to stop at the curb. The other man waiting fora taxi rushes up to Nicholas as he gets into the cab.
A: "Hey! I'm having a hard time catching taxi, since I'm new and all. You know? Do you mind if we.. share?"
N: "Did you even try?" The other man looks stunned. "I've been standing here in this mess for twenty minutes!" "Oh, whatever! Just get in."
A: "Thank you soo much!"
N: "Yeah, Yeah. Whatever."
They both get in the cab. The car ride is awkward and quiet.
N: "So you look odd for New York City. You said you were new?"
A: "Yeah, my name is Aaron.I'm from Pennsylvania, but right now I live in Alaska."
N: " Pennsylvania.. I have family back in Pennsylvania, but Alaska? Phew! That's a long haul! So what brought you here kid?"
As Aaron talk, Nicholas begins to sniffle and grimace.
A: "I'm going to my cousin, Ashley's wedding. It's kinda a bigdeal in my family, otherwise I wouldn't have come this far!"
N: "Why did you move there to begin with? I mean, no offense but it's Alaska for crying out loud! Ugh! I'm sorry but do you SMELL that?"
Nicholas looks to the driver, but he just shakes his head in the rearview mirror. Meanwhile Aaron is chuckling to himself.
A: "Well, I' m flat out broke and Ineed money for college, so I took a year offand moved to Alaska to work on some of those fishing boats, WHICH would explain the smell.
N: "Wow! That's acrappy job.You should reconsider."
A: "Well I did some research and they actually get paid really well."
N: "Well you should go back to college. It's what's really best. That's how I got where I am now."
A: "So what do you do?"
N: "I went to Harvard and got my law degree." Nicholas says thismatter of fact-like. Almost like he thinks Aaron knows who he is.
A: "Oohh. So you're a lawyer then?"
N: Appalled. "I'mnot just a lawyer. I'm THE lawyer. Don't you know who I am? Nichola the great! Thevictory of the people! Ringa bell?"
A: "Uhhh.. no... sorry?"
N: "Well I'm the best thee is kid. People come from around the world, just to meet me in my office."
Nicholas hands Aaron a business card. It hasNicholas's picture with the fanciest suit Aaron's ever seen. He even has a sparkle in his teeth. The taxi stops.
A: "Well, this is my stop. My Aunt's house is just a few blocks from here."
Aaron gives te driver some money.
A: "It wasnie meeting you Nick! Thanks for sharing the cab!"
N: "It's Nicholas to you kid. And yeah, Nice meeting you too."
Aaron starts down the road. The taxi pulls away from the curb and starts driving. As they pass Aaron, Nicholas rolls down the window and yells..
N: "Don't forget Harvard!"
The cab continues down the road and Aaron walks into the house smiling to himself.
THE END.